<p>I expect to submit my app by the 23rd.... but since I didn't submit by the 15th does that hurt my chances?</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University | Application Dates & Deadlines](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/deadlines/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/deadlines/)</p>
<p>If you read this and consider yourself “screwed” then maybe you should step back and take a few deep breaths.</p>
<p>You’ll be screwed if you haven’t submitted two weeks from now, but right now, you’re still fine.</p>
<p>Princeton’s admissions are secretly rolling. So yeah you’re pretty screwed.</p>
<p>^secretly rolling lol? Even if that was the case how would it mean you’re screwed?</p>
<p>^If they’ve already filled up all the spots</p>
<p>lol no, I submitted about 5 hrs from the deadline and was fine. - '13</p>
<p>^ much appreciated. but I wonder if you’re an exception :p</p>
<p>cjester: Do you know how much $ and manhours PTon spends on getting the best applications possible? WHY ON EARTH would they then give one iota of advantage to someone’s app that comes in on Nov. 1 over someone’s that gets in by Dec 30th.</p>
<p>Plus, it’s likely that they don’t even read a file until it’s complete i.e. all the schools’ docs have arrived – WHICH ARE NOT IN YOUR CONTROL. </p>
<p>Again, step back and think about this, ivy aspirant.</p>
<p>lol you can submit an application late and they would probably still consider it</p>
<p>T26E4, love you!!!</p>
<p>To be honest, though, better applications and earlier applications are probably correlated. Controlled by common third variable, certainly, but still.</p>
<p>T26E4: while that is reassuring, with the extremely vast number of very strong applications they receive, I would not be surprised if they look at the date submitted as a potential weed-out factor based on how punctual you are and how large of a priority your Princeton application is. I’ve heard an admissions officer say they could throw away half of the applications they receive without even glancing at them and select from what’s left and retain the same quality of student body, and I don’t think he was exaggerating at all. With something that competitive, I would not be surprised at all if admissions officers view an application submitted November 1 in a much more affable manner than an equally strong application submitted 11:59 PM December 31.</p>
<p>Maybe you should step back and think more like an admissions officer, who’s weeding out 9 of every 10 applications from the best students in the country, and ask yourself to whose application you’re going to give an IOTA of advantage; the prompt, efficiently submitted app well before the requested deadline, or the otherwise equal app, submitted by a student who couldn’t get everything together or possibly didn’t make up his mind about submitting until it came down to the wire.
And if ‘ivy aspirant’ was intended to be acrimoniously mocking, I apologize if my apparent intelligence and critical thinking abilities were, in your obviously enlightened judgment, sub-par to my own aspirations.</p>
<p>There are tons of reasons why someone could submit closer to the deadline besides “they can’t get it together”-- they want to do one last proofread, perhaps (oh no! anal retentive!), or they’re just the kind of person who works best under stress. I think you’re overthinking this.</p>
<p>Yeah everyone, relax.</p>
<p>Once you get rejected, it most definitely will not be based on the time you submit your application.</p>
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<p>I think you need to calm down. You came here asking for help, and then proceeded to slander everyone who tried to provide you with that help. Let me ask and answer your question for you; maybe then you stop being immature.</p>
<p>Assuming two applicants have virtually the same stats, will the applicant who sent his/her application in September be a in a more favorable position than the applicant who sent it in late December? No. </p>
<p>Deadline: the point in time at which something must be completed
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<p>cjester: I see that I was a bit snarky. For that I apologize. But let me state one solid fact for you: the date and time that your file will be complete is for the most part, not up to you. It’s up to when your school sends their reports in. Then, once those are rec’d and processed, your file gets evaluated.</p>
<p>Assuming what I’ve said is true, why then would the college penalize or give favor to students for the actions of their schools?</p>
<p>Also, it is extremely difficult to omit +90% of applicants – but to ascribe such a petty attribute as the date stamp on an application. I would hope Princeton has hired better admissions officers than that. It’s an art, not a science. Sure many things are out of our control – but that’s why you should devote your energies on the things that matter and not worry about the chaff.</p>
<p>Myself, I wasn’t a procrastinator but didn’t decide to send my reach school application in until very near the end of the deadline period. I overnighted my app (although it wasn’t necessary). It didn’t hurt me whatsoever.</p>
<p>For each of you, good luck.</p>
<p>And plus, sending an application in later in the process doesn’t always imply that the candidate procrastinated too much. </p>
<p>There may be cases where the submission may be delayed due to other adverse circumstances. It would be unreasonable for an admissions officer to simply look at the submission date and assume that the applicant is not interested in their school. If they wanted the application by December 15th, they would set the deadline as December 15th. It’s not though.</p>
<p>No, you are not “screwed.” My Daughter submitted by 12/15(actually on 12/15) two years ago solely because she had submitted EA to a few other schools and was “done”. She is now in her second year at Princeton and MANY of her friends “pushed the button” at the very last minute on the January Deadline Date. As Princeton has no EA/ED, the December 15th date is merely a date to let them start organizing/going through 27,000+ applications earlier. So relax, submit your best application by the deadline. You are not going to be penalized/advantaged by the “time stamp”.</p>
<p>All these anecdotal accounts of people attending Princeton despite submitting at the last minute don’t logically support the claim that time of submission has <em>no impact</em> on admission result…</p>
<p>Yes, it’s certainly possible to still get into Princeton if you submit at the last second, but that hardly means you don’t have a worse chance.</p>